punctiliously

adverb

Definition of punctiliouslynext
as in formally

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  1. formally
  2. carefully
  3. orderly
  4. systematically
Adverb
  • Meanwhile, 62 percent of employers acknowledge that targeted redeployment and internal mobility cost less than rehiring, and yet more than half of companies that laid people off never formally considered redeployment as an option.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of formally
Adverb
  • The crawl space had to do certain things, and the actor had to move in a certain way, so it was engineered pretty carefully.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of carefully
Adverb
  • The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of orderly
Adverb
  • The testing process utilized 11 distinct temperature rise and fall test platforms to simulate real operational conditions and verify system stability systematically.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This foundational process involves systematically exploring emerging trends, product solutions, customer segments, and economic sales drivers.
    — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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